Is there a recognition memory deficit in Parkinson's disease? Evidence from estimates of recollection and familiarity

Weiermann, Brigitte; Stephan, Marianne A; Kaelin-Lang, Alain; Meier, Beat (2010). Is there a recognition memory deficit in Parkinson's disease? Evidence from estimates of recollection and familiarity. International journal of neuroscience, 120(3), pp. 211-216. New York, N.Y.: Informa Healthcare 10.3109/00207450903506510

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There is conflicting evidence whether Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with impaired recognition memory and which of its underlying processes, namely recollection and familiarity, is more affected by the disease. The present study explored the contribution of recollection and familiarity to verbal recognition memory performance in 14 nondemented PD patients and a healthy control group with two different methods: (i) the word-frequency mirror effect, and (ii) Remember/Know judgments. Overall, recognition memory of patients was intact. The word-frequency mirror effect was observed both in patients and controls: Hit rates were higher and false alarm rates were lower for low-frequency compared to high-frequency words. However, Remember/Know judgments indicated normal recollection, but impaired familiarity. Our findings suggest that mild to moderate PD patients are selectively impaired at familiarity whereas recollection and overall recognition memory are intact.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health
UniBE Contributor:	Kaelin, Alain, Meier, Beat
ISSN:	0020-7454
Publisher:	Informa Healthcare
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:08
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:31
Publisher DOI:	10.3109/00207450903506510
PubMed ID:	20374089
Web of Science ID:	000276415100008
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/371 (FactScience: 197871)